HR4790-118

Passed House

To amend the Federal securities laws with respect to the materiality of disclosure requirements, to establish the Public Company Advisory Committee, and for other purposes.

118th Congress Introduced Jul 20, 2023

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Summary

What This Bill Does

This bill, To amend the Federal securities laws with respect to the materiality of disclosure requirements, to establish the Public Company Advisory Committee, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting financial institutions, investors, and borrowers. The main policy domain is Finance, Trade, Criminal Justice.

Who Benefits and How

financial institutions, investors, and borrowers may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.

Who Bears the Burden and How

federal implementing agencies, financial institutions, investors, and borrowers may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.

Key Provisions

  • Section H2EC6A868ABA9493D98916CFC186ACA87: 1. Short title; table of contents This Act may be cited as the Prioritizing Economic Growth Over Woke Policies Act. The table of contents for this Act is as...
  • Section H70B1F46C16C742B79EA356E22E00F892: 1001. Short title; table of contents This division may be cited as the Guiding Uniform and Responsible Disclosure Requirements and Information Limits Act of...
  • Section H8AF633C7383A4643A5E1BD7C90A0C7D3: 1101. Limitation on disclosure requirements Section 2(b) of the Securities Act of 1933 (15 U.S.C. 77b(b)) is amended— in the subsection heading, by inserting ;...
  • Section HEBC57780E32041F18C01DAF2B468EB9C: 1201. SEC justification of non-material disclosure mandates Section 23 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78w) is amended by adding at the end...
  • Section H4A5A993EA31D4F86883FD98221962E3D: 1301. Public Company Advisory Committee The Securities Exchange Act of 1934 is amended by inserting after section 40 (15 U.S.C. 78qq) the following: 40A.Public...

Evidence Chain:

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At a Glance

What This Bill Does

This bill, To amend the Federal securities laws with respect to the materiality of disclosure requirements, to establish the Public Company Advisory Committee, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting financial institutions, investors, and borrowers.

Key Policy Areas

Finance, Trade, Criminal Justice

Primary Purpose

This bill, To amend the Federal securities laws with respect to the materiality of disclosure requirements, to establish the Public Company Advisory Committee, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting financial institutions, investors, and borrowers.

Policy Domains

Finance Trade Criminal Justice

Whole bill

Identified Gains
  • financial institutions, investors, and borrowers
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financial institutions, investors, and borrowers: , ,
Identified Costs
  • federal implementing agencies
  • financial institutions, investors, and borrowers
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Legislative Progress

Passed House
Introduced Committee Passed
Sep 23, 2024

Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, …

Dec 22, 2023

Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the …

Jul 20, 2023

Mr. Huizenga (for himself, Mr. Meuser, Mr. Lucas, and Mr. …

Jul 20, 2023 (inferred)

Passed House (inferred from eh version)

Stakeholder Effects

cui bono?

How this legislation distributes effects. Mention counts reflect frequency, not effect magnitude.

Financial Services
20 mentions across 20 clauses
+20 positive

Public companies, Public company executives, US companies with EU operations

Government
20 mentions across 20 clauses
-20 negative

SEC

Nonprofits
10 mentions across 10 clauses
-10 negative

ESG disclosure advocates

32/32
sections analyzed
Full impact breakdown

Bill Structure & Actor Mappings

Who is "The Secretary" in each section?

Domains
Finance Trade Criminal Justice
Actor Mappings
"the_commission"
→ The commission identified in the operative section
"secretary_of_commerce"
→ Secretary of Commerce

Key Definitions

Terms defined in this bill

3 terms
"registrant" §H9D1CB4273A0D4FC9B095697B81908086

an issuer of covered securities. The term routine matter— includes a proposal that relates to— an election with respect to the board of directors of the registrant

"registrant" §HE7C6B93D59CA4DC6AEEE68D5EEBC31B6

an issuer of covered securities. The term routine matter— includes a proposal that relates to— an election with respect to the board of directors of the registrant

"major covered rule" §HF7F8F317D1DD4081A6A5F6BF6C051F91

a rule— that the Director determines would have an effect, in the aggregate, on the economy of the United States of $10,000,000,000 or more during the 10-year period beginning on the date the rule takes effect

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